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OBJECT TYPE
ELECTRIC/COLOUR SCALE
DATE
1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1996.0658.001
MANUFACTURER
TINTOMETER LTD.
MODEL
LOVIBOND TINTOMETER
LOCATION
Salisbury, England

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
9
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
.1 WOOD CASING; SYNTHETIC EXTERIOR & INTERIOR PANELS, CONTROLS; GLASS FILTERS, LAMP; METAL SWITCH, PARTS, HARDWARE/.2 SYNTHETIC CASING WITH GLASS MIRRORS & METAL HARDWARE/.3 BRASS? CHUCK & IRON MAGNETS/.4 IRON MAGNET/.5 PORCALAIN TRAY,.6 GLASS VESSEL/.7-.8 CARBONATE OF MAGNESIA BLOCKS IN CARDBOARD BOXES/.9 PLASTIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
55.4 cm
Width
34.7 cm
Height
15.6 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Chemistry
Category
Test-measurement equipment
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
TINTOMETER
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
Salisbury

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
C. 1930'S +
Canada
INSTRUMENT USED BY HEALTH CANADA, DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.
Function
INSTRUMENT THAT ANALYSES COLOUR OF SUBSTANCES BY MEASURING GIVEN COLOUR IN TERMS OF SCALE OF COLOURS CONSISTING OF RED, YELLOW & BLUE. THIS TYPE ANALYSES TRANSPARENT OR OPAQUE COLOURS OF LIQUIDS & SOLIDS INCLUDING POWDERED MATERIAL (REF. 1).
Technical
THIS COLOURIMETER USES SUBTRACTIVE APPROACH IN WHICH USER STARTS WITH WHITELIGHT & ABSORBS LIGHT WITH SELECTIVE SLIDES OR FILTERS OF KNOWN ABSORPTIVE POWER UNTIL DESIRED COLOUR IS OBTAINED. IT WAS INTENDED FOR INDUSTRIAL RATHER THEN LABORATORY USE (REF. 1).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 MOULDED LETTERING ON EXTERIOR TOP PANEL READS "WHITE LIGHT CABINET/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ THE TINTOMETER LTD./ THE COLOUR LABORATORY/ SALISBURY ENGLAND"/ MOULDED LETTERING IN INTERIOR READS "THE LOVIBOND TINTOMETER/ THE BRITISH DRUGHOUSES PATTERN/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ PAT. No. 299194 REG. No. 797135"; BLACK STAMPED "MAR 29 1949" ON INTERIOR/.6 BLACK LETTERING READING "1.0 cm"/.7-.8 BLACK LETTERING ON BOXES READS "The Tintometer Ltd./ The Colour Laboratory/ SALISBURY/ CARBONATE/ OF/ MAGNESIA/ Standard White"
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
.1 CASING PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK; BLACK SYNTHETIC; METALLIC SWITCH/ PLATED HINGE/.2 BLACK SYNTHETIC; BRASS COLOURED METAL; MIRROR GLASS/.3 BRASS COLOURED WITH GREY MAGNETS/.4 GREY/.5 WHITE/.6 COLOURLESS & TRANSPARENT/.7-.8 WHITE IN WHITE BOXES/.9 BLACK
Decoration
N/A

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